Dozens of migrants detained under ‘one in, one out’ deal with France

A government source told BBC, several dozen immigrants have been detained and can be returned to France within weeks.

The previous Minister of Interior Yette Cooper refused to say how many immigrants have been detained within the scope of the British’s new “One In, One Out” deportation agreement after passing the British channel.

The source said that more than five nations have been represented in dozens organized so far, but did not give a specific number.

The pictures were shown by immigrants wearing life vests separated from Border Force boats in Dover on the first day of the pilot plan entered into force.

The Ministry of Interior also published images that they said that they have shown the new plan and the border power and immigrant application teams.

He says that some of those who have been detained in the last 24 hours, including the first operations, biometric and safety checks and displacement of a immigrant lifting center to wait for their return to France.

Independent journalists were not invited to be present for shooting.

In a video, people in live bolts show that people walk into a ramp and a building. It then sits in dark clothes that match men and one of them is seen holding a green vest by an official for control.

In an interview on Thursday, Cooper said: “Transfers to immigration removal centers continue as we talked about, so we will not give operational details that criminal gangs can simply use and exploit.

“But no one should have no doubt: Everyone who comes next is right for detention and return.”

He said that the first immigrants could be sent back in weeks and is ready to resist the legal difficulties aimed at preventing them from being removed to France.

He added Cooper: “This pilot will be built over the beginning and in time, but we are clear that France is a safe country, so we will firmly defend against any legal difficulties that people try.”

Home office figures reveal that 155 immigrants came to England after the channel passed the channel on Wednesday, the day of the pilot plan. The government said that previously detained will be held in immigrant lifting centers until he returned to France.

The BBC also saw a copy of a poster distributed in France on Wednesday and warned that the new lifting agreement would be immigrants.

He shows that a man was taken to a plane and reads English and French: “Now, if you come to England on a small boat, you are detained and return to France.”

The pilot plan was founded as a part of an agreement announced by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron during a state visit to England in July.

Speaking about the first detention, Sir Keir, “If you break the law to enter this country, you will encounter being sent back. When I say that I will not stand to secure our borders, I mean it.”

The pilot is set to 11 months and will see that the UK accepts an equal number of asylum seekers who do not try to pass and exceed safety and conformity controls.

British officials aim to refer to France for a return to France within three days after an immigrant arrival by a small boat, and the French authorities respond within 14 days.

This is in exchange for the introduction of an asylum seeker in France to England under a safe route.

Adults and families in France may be interested in coming to England through an online platform established by the home office.

They must meet the conformity criteria, pass a standard visa application process and pass security checks.

If accepted, it will be given three months to request asylum in the UK or apply for a visa and will be subject to the same rules for all asylum seekers who are not allowed to work, work or benefit.

As of July 30, more than 25,000 people passed the channel on small boats in 2025 – about 49% higher in 2024.

British and international law prevents the government from sending asylum seekers back to their origins before they are taken into consideration and rejected. However, they can be sent to safe countries that are preparing to consider their claims.

Conservatives argue that the new plan will not be enough deterrent and that many immigrants will not return.

They also believe that the Labor Party’s agreement with the French will be less effective than the Rwanda plan proposed by the previous Toray government.

Shadow House Secretary Chris Philp, BBC Breakfast’a Rwanda sent to some immigrants to scrap the scrap of scrap “stupid mistake”, he said.